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PRCA rodeo to be held in Window Rock May 31-June 2

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — “Home of the Navajo” (Diné Bikéyah) PRCA Rodeo will be held May 31 – June 2 at the Dean C. Jackson Arena/Navajo Nation Fairgrounds in Window Rock, Arizona.

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Navajo Nation Primary Election date changes to July 30

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. ­­— Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren signed an emergency council resolution March 8, changing the Navajo Nation Primary Election date for 2024, in response to a recent law passed by Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs last month

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Shiprock man facing life for alleged murder

ALBUQUERQUE — Morrie Lee Begaye recently appeared in federal court on an indictment charging him with second degree murder.

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New baby book in Hopi, Crow, aims to bring importance of oral hygiene to Native youth

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Decayed or missing teeth are four times more prevalent in American Indian children under the age of 6 than among white children, according to the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). This alarming statistic is in part what sparked health and dental researchers at Northern Arizona University to make a baby and toddler book for Native parents and chi...

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Navajo Nation Police Department Class 59 graduates 7 officers

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — On March 15, seven Navajo Nation Police Academy recruits — one woman and six men — took their oaths in front of loved ones, friends, and the community at the Navajo Nation Museum.

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Nygren talks Navajo environmental issues with Jane Fonda

AUSTIN, Texas — Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Jane Fonda participated in the SXSW 2024 South by Southwest conference last week, addressing toxic environmental perils with specific concerns for the Diné of the Navajo Nation.

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Diné hydrologyist Karletta Chief gets Environmental Leader Award

LYONS, Neb. — Eight individuals from across the nation have been recognized by the second annual Environmental Leader Award, including Dr. Karletta Chief, Diné.

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Tuba City Senior Center has groundbreaking ceremony

The new Senior Center in Tuba City officially broke ground Feb. 23.

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Kayenta VA clinic expands services, hosting reopening event

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — In a move aimed at enhancing healthcare accessibility for Native American Veterans, the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS), in collaboration with the Indian Health Service (IHS), has announced the expansion of face-to-face primary care services at its Kayenta clinic. This development will be commemorated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for March 20 at 1...

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Miss Navajo Amy Begaye visits Tuba City, Fort Wingate schools

Miss Navajo 2023-2024 Amy Begaye visited Tuba City Boarding School for its Spring Bash program, Grey Hills Academy, and Wingate Elementary School for a Dr. Seuss celebration. (Photos/ Miss Navajo Nation)

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School districts address altercation at Show Low-Holbrook junior high basketball game

SHOW LOW, Ariz. — A 13-year-old from Show Low has been charged with assault following an altercation at a boys basketball game at Show Low Junior High School Feb. 20.

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A storytime surprise at Kayenta preschool

A special guest arrived at the Kayenta ABC Preschool Award Ceremony March 5.

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Winslow man sentenced to 15 years for shooting man who was with ex

WINSLOW, Ariz. — Angus Prine, 26, of Winslow, Arizona, was sentenced in Navajo County Superior Court to 15 years in prison for burglary, aggravated assault and misconduct involving weapons March 5.

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Phoenix woman arrested in Winslow had 31 pounds of meth

WINSLOW, Ariz. — Karen Reyes-Lopez, 34, of Phoenix, was arrested March 19 after officers found dangerous drugs in her car at a 1 a.m. traffic stop, according to the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office.

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New library construction progresses

Construction is well under way for the new Winslow Library March 18.

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Guest column: Support for FCC emergency alert code for Missing Murdered Indigenous Persons

At the Oscar ceremony last week, Killers of the Flower Moon was shut out of the awards. But this film accomplished something that I think is more important than racking up wins in Hollywood. It opened our eyes to the troubling fact that violence against Native women has a long history.

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Guest column: Stop fixating on our ancestors’ bones

Since Christopher Columbus got lost and landed in what is now the modern-day Dominican Republic, non-Natives have been fascinated with Native Americans.

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Guest Column: Clash of two cultures, human remains on the moon

After Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren heard that on Jan. 8, 2024, NASA would launch a rocket headed for the moon with human ashes, he sent letters to NASA and the U.S. Department of Transportation with a formal objection and asked that the mission be delayed.

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Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

MISSOULA, Mont. — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court March 20 to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market.

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Hopi master silversmiths to demonstrate work at Desert View Watchtower

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Cultural Demonstration Programs featuring Native American artists will take place March 26-28 at Desert View Watchtower near the east entrance of Grand Canyon National Park.

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Native youth invited to apply for nine-day rafting trip in Grand Canyon

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Experiencing the Grand Canyon is magical and experiencing it while floating down the Colorado River on a raft can be even more memorable. Native American youth are being invited to be a part of a nine-day rafting trip this summer down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.

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Obituary: Patricia Keller

Patricia Keller, a retired teacher, world traveler and hiker, passed peacefully on Jan. 15.

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Obituary: Robert “Bob” H. Piestewa

Robert “Bob” H. Piestewa Ames, a trailblazing Hopi Indian, first Native American Stanford Law School graduate, and devoted family man, passed away peacefully at his Salinas, CA home on Dec. 5, 2023, at the age of 94.

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Obituary: Donald Ray Petranovich

Donald will be greatly missed by his family and friends, and all the players and relationships he developed over the years.